Billiard-cue-tip fastener.



G. MILLER.

BILLIARD CUE TIP FASTENER.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. s, 1913.

Patented July 14, 1914;

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GEORGE MILLER, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.

BILLIARD-CUE-TIP FASTENEE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

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Application filed August 8, 1913. Serial No. 783,753.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, Gnoncn MILLER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Baltimore, in the State of Maryland, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Billiard-Cue-Tip Fasteners; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to new and useful improvements in billiard one tip fasteners, and resides in the provision of a fastener which is locked against torsional displace ment from the cue, thereby holding the tip firmly secured to the cue.

An important object of my invention is to provide a device of the above mentioned character which will positively hold the tip to the cue and therefore overcome the objectionable and expensive feature of the loss of the tip during the operation of using the cue.

A further important object of my invention is to provide a device of the above mentioned character constructed of few parts, reliable in its operation, and cheap to manufacture.

The above and additional objects are accomplished by such means as are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, described in the following specification, and then more particularly pointed out in the claims which are appended hereto and form a part of this application.

With reference to the drawings, wherein I have illustrated the preferred embodiment of my invention as it is reduced to practice, and throughout the several view of which similar reference numerals designate corresponding parts: Figure 1 is a side elevation of the striking end of the cue showing the tip secured thereto. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal vertical section showing my improved fastening means for cue tips in its operative position. Fig. 3 is a detail View of the screw. Fig. A is a detail View of the tip securing plate, and Fig. 5 is a detail view of the washer.

In the accompanying drawings, the numeral l designates a cue in the striking end of which is turned a screw 2 having a washer 3 loosely mounted thereon. The washer 3 is provided with an enlarged opening 1 which is adapted to receive the head 5 of the screw. The head 5 of the screw is of less diameter than the enlarged opening 1 of the washer 3, the purpose of which will be here inafter more fully described.

An internally screw threaded opening 6 is formed centrally in the screw 2 and is adapted to receive a screw 7 formed cen trally upon the bottom surface of an annular plate 8 which is to be hereinafter referred to as a tip securing plate. The tip securing plate is provided upon its upper peripheral edges with a plurality of teeth 9 which are angularly disposed with relation to the plate and are adapted to engage the reduced portion 10 of a tip 11.

As a means for locking the tip securing plate within the screw 2 a spring finger 12 secured to the tip securing plate is adapted to engage a recess 13 formed in the head 5 of the screw. A packing ring 14 is mounted upon the reduced portion 10 of the tip 11 and is adapted to be cemented or otherwise suitably secured thereto and to lie flush with the washer 3 and the tip.

The operation of assembling my device may be briefly described as follows: Assuming that the screw 2 has been turned into the striking end of the cue, the tip securing plate wit-h the teeth formed thereon which are forced into locking engagement with the tip, is secured to the screw 2 by means of the screw 7 carried by the tip securing plate which i threaded into the screw threaded opening 6 in the screw 2. The spring finger 12 carried by the tip receiving plate is rotated within the space formed within the wall of the enlarged opening 4 of the washer 3 and the enlarged head 5 of the screw 2, during the operation of screwing the tip securing plate to the screw 2 until the tip receiving plate is moved into engagement with the head 5 whereupon the spring finger 12 engages the opening 13 and locks the tip receiving plate against removal from the screw 2. As before mentioned, the packing ring 14 is cemented or otherwise suitably secured to the reduced portion 10 of the tip 11 and the washer 3 is adapted to engage and lie flush with the packing ring whereby a tight joint is formed between the several arts.

It will thus be seen that a very efiicient and reliable means for securing the tip to the one is provided.

In reduction to practice, I have found that the form of my invention, illustrated in the adoption of my device will necessarily vary,

I desire to emphasize the fact that various mlnor changes in details of construction,

proportion, and arrangement of parts may be resorted to, when required, without sacrific'ing any of the advantages of my invention, as defined in the appended claims.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim is: 1. A fastener for billiard cue'tips comprising a screw adapted to'be turned into the striking end of said cue, a tip securing plate removably fitted within said screw, teeth provided by said plate adapted to engage said tip, and means for locking said tip securing plate secured to the peripheral edge of said plate and cooperating with a recess formed in said screw.

2. A fastener for billiard cue tips comprising a screw having a central screw threaded opening formed longitudinally therein, a tip receiving plate, a screw threaded member formed centrally upon said plate and adapted to be threaded within the opening in'sai d screw, a plurality of angularly disposed teeth formed on said tip securing plate, a washer loosely mounted upon said screw, and a paekingi'member interposed between the tip and said washer.

In testimony whereof I a'fiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE MILLER.-

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner oI-Z Patents, Washington, D. G. 

